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Not all. Some can be other colors. But there are blue diamonds
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Where is the blue diamond mined?
There is no mine for 'blue' diamonds. Diamonds with trace amounts of boron possess a 'blue' cast, and can come from any diamond mine.
What makes a blue diamond blue?
Blue diamonds are blue due to the inclusion of very trace amounts of boron. Blue diamonds are white diamonds that happened to grow near a source of boron. The boron is included in the diamond crystal and substitutes in a few spots for carbon. Boron has three electrons: carbon has four. When combined, this creates an opening allowing some light energy to be absorbed. Incoming red light is thus filtered out returning a blue color to your eye. The Hope Diamond is the most famous of the blue diamonds. You can read the link, below, to learn more details of how boron makes diamonds (and LED's) blue.
Is there such a diamond called a blue diamond?
There are "yellow", "blue", white", "pink", and even "orange" diamonds, but it refers to a faint "cast" the color of the diamond has due to slight impurities in it - the diamond still appears overall to be "white".Another AnswerOther than 'white' diamonds, graded D colour to Y, there are coloured diamonds with shades of colour, from faint, to very light to light. The grade of a coloured diamond depends on the amount of mineral included in the diamond which gives it colour. For example, boron gives diamond a blue cast.A blue diamond can be graded Faint Blue, very Light Blue or Light Blue grade. Blue is one of the rarest colours of natural diamond.(There are also vivid grades, fancy grades and fancy vivid grades of coloured diamonds.)You can read more about grading coloured stones, below.
Do diamonds turn blue under ultra violet lights?
The phenomenon you describe is florescence. You can read more about it, below.
What is a blue diamond called?
Blue diamonds are called fancy colored diamonds, and there are several names for the shades of blue, including, from Wikipedia: "Faint, Very Light, Light, Fancy Light, Fancy, Fancy Dark, Fancy Intense, Fancy Deep, Fancy Vivid." Also from Wikipedia, there are 27 different names for colour hues that include bluish colors. You can read more, below.
What element makes diamonds blue?
Boron is the trace element in blue diamonds.
When was Big Blue Diamonds created?
Big Blue Diamonds was created in 1950.
Are blue diamonds rarer than white ones?
Blue diamonds are speculated to be rarer than white/clear diamonds because it is more difficult to form naturally. Blue diamonds, as such, are worth more than regular white diamonds
When was Blue Diamonds - aerobatic team - created?
Blue Diamonds - aerobatic team - was created in 1953.
What are the distinguishing features of loose blue diamonds?
Loose blue diamonds are expensive to buy and are normally bought in good jewelers or online. The distinguishing features of loose blue diamonds are their natural blue tint and shape of the diamond.
Are diamonds blue or clear?
Gemstone diamonds of whatever colour are transparent.
Where is the blue diamond mined?
There is no mine for 'blue' diamonds. Diamonds with trace amounts of boron possess a 'blue' cast, and can come from any diamond mine.
Is the color blue natural color of diamonds?
Natural blue diamonds represent one colour of natural diamonds -- others being yellow, orange, green, pink and so forth. Blue diamonds contain boron within their chemical structure, which gives the stone reflective properties that make it appear blue.
Where do you find blue diamonds?
at a beach:)
Does Blue Nile sell diamonds crafted in Israel as conflict free diamonds?
You can read more about Blue Nile's Ethical Sourcing, below.
What does Demi Lovato ring look like?
* It has blue diamonds on with a silver out line for the ring part. It is really amazing and it has a collection series to her ring. You can get the ring in different shapes too like a swirl with blue diamonds and a crystal star with blue diamonds on it.
Does Blue Nile support Conflict Diamonds?
No
